"We plan to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on purchase of big pipes to support irrigation for our tomato Project and also completion of house construction"

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to build our own house, we still cook and eat at my deceased mother in laws house but we cannot sleep there due to cultural practices which dictate that a married son cannot sleep in his mother's house. This is unsafe at night because we have to go sleep in our tin shack which has no door."

"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I am like the sole breadwinner to my family and I have no proper source of income and I also have to take care of my parents who are very old."

"The achievement I am proudest of is that the land that I have built my house on belongs to me and I acquired it through savings that I had from my business of selling fish."

"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I used to stay in a grass thatched house in the past but I managed to buy twenty iron sheets that I used in building the house that I currently stay in. The money that I spent in building he house came from our village saving and lending scheme that I am a member."

"The achievement that I am proudest of is that through my business of selling cows I managed to buy a piece of land."

"My proudest achievement is having joined a women's support group and after saving for a while I was able to buy a few chicken and goats."

"My proudest achievement is having given birth to three wonderful children who are my pride and joy."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to build my own house, we currently pay rent where we stay and if we are unable to do so we can be evicted."

"We are planning to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on completion of the pit latrine ( partially done for now) and plastering of our entire house"